Association between the systemic immune-inflammation index and metabolic syndrome and its components: results from the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis (MESA) | Cardiovascular Diabetology
Participant characteristics The study sample (n = 2755) consisted of 1305 men and 1450 women, with mean (SD) ages of 69.5 (9.2) years for men and 69.4 (9.2) years for women. Table 1 presents the characteristics of participants by MetS status. Approximately 39.2% of the participants were diagnosed with MetS. Among the components of MetS, high BP and … Read more